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IntroducedJan 09, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 06, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Virginia House Bill
Certified school library specialists; Superintendent of Public Instruction to employ in DOE.
Last Action See all actions
House • Feb 06, 2026: Read third time and passed House (74-Y 22-N 0-A)
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Summary
Comments on HB 263
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Votes
YES: 17
- Sam Rasoul
- Shelly A. Simonds
- Delores L. McQuinn
- Elizabeth R. Guzman
- Briana D. Sewell
- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler
- Alex Q. Askew
- Nadarius E. Clark
- Rae Cousins
- Amy J. Laufer
- Destiny LeVere Bolling
- Jessica L. Anderson
- Lindsey Dougherty
- Gretchen M. Bulova
- Anne Ferrell Tata
- Hillary Pugh Kent
- Madison Whittle
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 22
- Luke E. Torian
- Betsy B. Carr
- Delores L. McQuinn
- Paul E. Krizek
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.
- David A. Reid
- Rodney T. Willett
- Briana D. Sewell
- Alex Q. Askew
- Charniele L. Herring
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price
- Kathy K.L. Tran
- Shelly A. Simonds
- Joshua E. Thomas
- Amy J. Laufer
- Terry L. Austin
- James W. Morefield
- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.
- M. Keith Hodges
- Scott A. Wyatt
- Bill Wiley
- Ellen H. McLaughlin
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 74
- Jessica L. Anderson
- Bonita G. Anthony
- Alex Q. Askew
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker
- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.
- Gretchen M. Bulova
- Katrina Callsen
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie
- Betsy B. Carr
- Stacey Annie Carroll
- Nadarius E. Clark
- Laura Jane Cohen
- Joshua G. Cole
- Nicole Cole
- Rae Cousins
- Karrie K. Delaney
- Lindsey Dougherty
- Mark C. Downey
- Michael B. Feggans
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.
- Lily V. Franklin
- Margaret A. Franklin
- Debra D. Gardner
- Jackie H. Glass
- Elizabeth R. Guzman
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.
- Dan I. Helmer
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr.
- Phil M. Hernandez
- Charniele L. Herring
- Patrick A. Hope
- Hillary Pugh Kent
- Terry G. Kilgore
- Paul E. Krizek
- Amy J. Laufer
- Destiny LeVere Bolling
- Alfonso H. Lopez
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado
- Marty Martinez
- John Chilton McAuliff
- Adele Y. McClure
- Garrett McGuire
- Ellen H. McLaughlin
- Joseph P. McNamara
- Delores L. McQuinn
- Leslie Chambers Mehta
- James W. Morefield
- May Nivar
- Delores Oates
- Kimberly Pope Adams
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price
- Sam Rasoul
- Atoosa R. Reaser
- David A. Reid
- Charlie Schmidt
- Don Scott
- Holly M. Seibold
- Briana D. Sewell
- Irene Shin
- Marcus B. Simon
- Shelly A. Simonds
- JJ Singh
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.
- Anne Ferrell Tata
- Joshua E. Thomas
- Virgil Thornton
- Luke E. Torian
- Kathy K.L. Tran
- Jeion A. Ward
- Vivian E. Watts
- Bill Wiley
- Rodney T. Willett
- Tony O. Wilt
- Scott A. Wyatt
NO: 22
- Terry L. Austin
- Jason S. Ballard
- Mike A. Cherry
- Mitchell Cornett
- Will Davis
- Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.
- Timothy P. Griffin
- Karen Hamilton
- M. Keith Hodges
- James A. "Jay" Leftwich
- Israel D. O'Quinn
- Justin Pence
- Eric Phillips
- Chris S. Runion
- Phillip A. Scott
- H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.
- Wendell S. Walker
- Michael J. Webert
- Madison Whittle
- Wren M. Williams
- Thomas C. Wright, Jr.
- Eric R. Zehr
Actions
- Feb 06, 2026 | House
- Read third time and passed House (74-Y 22-N 0-A)
- Feb 05, 2026 | House
- Read second time and engrossed
- Feb 04, 2026 | House
- Read first time
- Feb 02, 2026 | House
- Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- Jan 30, 2026 | House
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
- Jan 28, 2026 | House
- Reported from Education and referred to Appropriations (17-Y 4-N)
- Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB263)
- Jan 27, 2026 | House
- Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N)
- Jan 23, 2026 | House
- Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
- Jan 09, 2026 | House
- Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101218D
- Referred to Committee on Education
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